The legal foundations of cooperation in civil protection in Europe were established in 2001 (Council Decision 2001/792/EC, Euratom), recast in…
Getting to grips with GRIP – Gecoördineerde Regionale Incidentbestrijding Procedure The first hours of a disaster response can be critical…
29th November 2018 Main goals of the first TTX The IN-PREP team realized the first table-top exercise – TTX1…
When a natural or man-made disaster strikes it can have an adverse effect on people’s well-being, property and the environment….
We are in the eye of the storm of rapidly evolving challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the climate change…
“When managers and designers have done their jobs well, their interfaces generate positive feelings of success, competence, and mastery…
In this blog Cian O’Brien from the Health Services Executive Ireland (HSE), points out the different concepts between education and…
At our third plenary (July 2018) we joined Vigili del Fuoco on their recki in Spoleto, Italy, the site for…
In Emergency Management ‘Situational Awareness’ cannot exist in isolation. It has a purpose. The three steps in Situational Awareness and…
The great majority of potential crises are mitigated by operational professionals. Fires, crime, floods, and storms: professionals are trained for…
C2 is a Command and Control communication system used in disaster contexts. When faced with a large crisis, civil protection…
Both natural catastrophes—earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods—and man-made disasters can jeopardize the financial well-being of an otherwise stable, profitable company….
The evacuation of people from an urban area is a highly complex and hazardous task. Consequently, when planning or managing…
IN-PREP https://www.in-prep.eu/ 2017-2020, is a large innovation action H2020 project in the domain of Crisis Management that focuses on the…
Tailoring solutions to meet ethical implications within EU projects The difference between pushing forward to find solutions and policing to…